Electric handlamp



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A. J. RISHEL- Filed Jan. 23 f 1923 Patented Sept. 23, 1924,

UNITED STATES ALLEN J. RISHEL, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRIC HANDLAMP.

Application filed January 23, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN J. RISHEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Handlamps,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in electric hand lamps, and theobject in the present instance is to provide a device that may be easilyand conveniently secured to and carried on the hand, so that, whenprovided with a suitable source of electrical energy, as for instance apocket battery, the

movement of the hand, to which the lamp is attached will carry the lightwherever it is wanted.

The device is particularly adapted for use while working in dark places,as for instance the interior of a vehicle or like place in which it isdiificult to secure light at all angles.

Another purpose in its use is for the pedestrian to carry it whilewalking at night, particularly on roads travelled by vehicles.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification andclearly illus trated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevational' view of the device, and

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

The numeral 1 designates a casing or shell, which is provided with anysimple electrical switch 2 and with the usual posts for electricalconnections 3. This casing is pro vided with a base plate 4: whoseextremities are bent or curved downwardly, as at 5 and the ends thereofare slotted to receive a suitable fastening means, preferably in theform of a strap of elastic material, 6, adapted to engage the hand, withthe base plate resting on the back of the hand.

The numeral 7 designates an electric bulb, secured in a suitable socketin the casing 1, and 9 is a guard attached to the casing and adapted toprotect the bulb from breakage.

Serial No. 614,376.

As is evident, the strap is placed about the hand, with the lamp on theupper or outside of the hand, and the battery, to which the electricconnections 3 are made, is preferably carried in the users pocket.

The switch, by means of which the current is controlled, may be solocated that its actuation may conveniently be accomplished by the thumbof the hand on which the lamp is secured, thus permitting theuninterrupted use of the other hand at all times.

The casing 1 is preferably formed with a concave surface immediatelybelow and surrounding the bulb, to produce a reflector for the lightrays.

The device, or any portion thereof, may be made of metal of lightweight, suitably plated or polished, and the securing strap may be ofany suitable material, such as woven elastic, or leather provided with abuckle or any other means of securing it to the hand.

The device may be varied in form and details of construction to suitcircumstances, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and Ido not therefore desire to limit myself to the exact form of deviceillustrated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:-

In a hand electric lamp, the combination of a hollow cylindrical casingprovided with a depression in its top to form a reflector,

a threaded opening in the top centrally of said depression to form alamp socket, a lamp in the socket, a lamp guard engaging said top, asource of current, a circuit including said source of current and saidlamp, a switch in said circuit housed. within the casing, means foractuating said switch projecting through the wall of the casing andmeans mounting said casing upon the hand in such position as to permitready actuation of the switch by the thumb of the i hand.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ALLEN J. RISHEL.

